Yes its that clean...I used a wire wheel and a flapper disc and an eight ball of meth















































just kidding about the meth

 

yeah a 8 ball of meth would have been the whole s.a.s

crazy americians and there meth..

thats one of the most purty axles around dirt boy

 

Don't Forget to Get A Wheel Bearing kit As Well. Most Knuckle rebuild Kits Only Come With The Trunion Bearings For The knuckles And Misc. Components For Just The Knuckles. Wheel Bearings Are Pretty Important To Replace If Your Going To Drive That Beast On The Road As Well As Off.

 

Good point 4dees..make sure you get OEM bearings....Koyo and NSK only...these are typically included in the nicer SAS kits like Marlin or All pro....

They may cost more but they will last much longer

Whatever you do avoid Trail gear bearings like the plague.....I wouldnt wish those things on my worst enemy..maybe for some trail "spares" thats about it

 

How did you make that "Toyota" cutout in the axle brace?

 

I bought it from Sky Manufacturing...its laser cut

 

Swanky, ma'in!

 

AMEN!

 

yeah ill be working on her as soon as i got some time as i have alot now that im waiting for money to get the sas kit from wabfab so ill be doing alot with her stripping her clean and rebuilding from the ground up yay

 

ok an update i got her all stripped down and i spent 5 hours wire wheeling her got her really nice and shiny and clean then i painted her green!!!! boy i love green and yes its the same green as my sorkle and my roll bar its going to look really good when its under my truck but i do have a few questions here if someone can answer them


when i was cleaning it i found there was a "F" stamp on the front diff housing anyone know what that is?


and i think it may have some good parts on it as in armor so i want someone to say yes that is or no its stock its on everyones soild axle?

i dont have a picture of it yet but i will when i wake up tomorrow morning

its on the bottom of the housing and its square but thats on mine is it stock?

 

and yes i have noidea what that buggor weld is there it does nothing and i filled it with water and it didnt leak anywhere then i cleaned the inside out dry!!! and put a small amount of oil on it so it wont rust!

 

Yes, That Is A Stock Truss You Have. But Judging by The First Pics You Posted You Aquired The Better Of The Two types Of Solid front Axles. Great Score For $50.

And You Will See Those Bugger Welds on All Toyota Axles.

 

I think the "F" means that it failed the quality control test at the plant and you should throw it out

 

I'll take it off your hands!

Every Toyota casting I've seen has those booger welds on it. They're ugly, but they're factory ugly!

 

nice ok i though it had a crack or something and the po tried to weld it lol buta what do you mean by the better of the two? what year is this then cause he told me its a 85 truck front and does this have 4.10's? if it dont have 4.10's can i use my front ifs 3rd and bolt it in the soild? whats the differance between the two types of axles now man you guys really got me thinking now lol

and sorry im keeping it guys even if it was the crapier of the two axles i would still keep it


and are you guys saying that i got lucky again???????? i dont get it??

clean rust free doors and a glass rear window $20

type two soild front axle $50

going wheeling and haveing the time of your life $priceless!!!

 

NO you cannot bolt an IFS section into a solid axle housing...

There are 3 styles of axles, earlier had no trusses.... 79-83 had a truss from on the bottom half way to the knuckle, the 84-85 has a full truss on the bottom. That is the only difference. Some people actually prefer the older style axles with no gusset for the extra ½" ground clearance under the tube

 

ok ill be taking a picture of this bad boy and ill post it so you can see what year i have then cause it oes from the hole to the knuckle i think

 

That's Correct! They Each Have Their Pros And Cons. The Early Axle May Have That Extra 1/2 Inch, But You Can NOT Switch The Rotors To the Prefered (And Larger) FJ-80 Rotors. And Are Also Slightly More Prone To Bending. So Even Though The 84-85 Axles Do Not Have That Extra 1/2 Inch Clearance, You CAN Swap Over To FJ-80 Rotors And You Will Have A Full Truss On The Bottom Of The Axle. Either One Works Fine. My Personal Preferance Would Be The 84-85. Which It Seems Like Thats What You Might Have, Need To See Cleaner Pics Though.

 

yeah ive been meaning to get some pictures of it all cleaned and painted but yeah i park over it with my truck and i forget everytime but i might be welding on my step bars again tomorrow so ill get some pictures of this thing tomorrow thats for sure!!!

 

ok heres a few pictures of her all cleaned up and painted to match!!!











and yes its green but i like it its nice and bright!!! and its really clean took about 8 hours with a wirewheel but i got it down to the bare metal!!!

thats why i painted before i cut anything off cause i didnt want it to rust any